Yesterday was such a busy day I didn't have time to write.
We started school early yesterday and I planned to make it a short day. It ended up running longer than any of them so far. Deacon just wasn't feeling it yesterday. I ended up telling him about the fair, which was going to be a surprise, to try to get him on task. That didn't even work. I guess we all have our off days.
Yesterday we did 2 math worksheets, which is less than usual, one in addition and one in subtraction. We went over our spelling words in a game. I told him the meaning of the word and he had to guess which one it was and spell it correctly. He did wonderful on it! We went over our vocabulary. We did our copy work, which is one stanza of a poem called Journey of Adventure. We went in depth with our Bible memory project, Psalm 23. We read it several times each and talked about what it means to each of us. I had Deacon close his eyes and just listen as I read it. He said he pictured being in a deep, dark, scary wood surrounded by enemies and the Lord was there to protect him and he wasn't scared anymore. After bible class we did a short 30 second video on YouTube about American sign language, from a series for children called Signing time. We can't afford the DVDs so we will use the YouTube clips of it for now until we can purchase the DVDs. He learned how to sign "Nice to meet you.", "Friend", and "play". We plan to work on our ASL alphabet today. After watching the video clip a few times we went on to his typing class. We're using Dance Mat typing from the BBC until we find a better tutor. He liked it and did pretty well with the home keys. After that he played math games on the computer and had a blast. I don't think he knew math could be so fun. The last thing he needed to do was his journal and I set the assignment on Psalm 23 and what it meant to him.
In the end the school day that was supposed to be short ended up taking almost 6 hours. The majority of that time was spent procrastinating. It was the day of "My leg hurts.", "I have to go use the bathroom.", and "I'm thirsty.". After yesterday I have printed off some charts for him. We are going to do a "listen and obey" chart, where he gets rewarded after 30 days of listening and obeying the first time he is told, if he doesn't listen and obey the first time there are consequences listed as well. He now has behavior bucks, chore bucks, and school bucks. He earns the bucks, similar to money, and can then use them when he has enough for a treat. I also printed him off a checklist for him to keep track of what he has gotten done so far during the day. I'm hoping that will help him stay on task. As I said, I know we all have our off days, I just hope today isn't like yesterday.
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Since I didn't get this posted yesterday, I will be posting another tonight if I have time. I have a meeting tonight for Scouts, so you never know. Thanks for following us on this journey to adventure. *smiles*
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